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Avalanche Weekly Update - Dec. 18

Colorado has three games before the NHL Holiday Break

Avalanche Notes

BREAKING 50: Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen are just the fifth set of teammates since 1981-82 to be the first two NHL players to reach 50 points in a season, joining Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby (2009-09), Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr (1995-96), Wayne Gretzky and Glenn Anderson (1985-86) and Gretzky and Jari Kurri (1983-84).

Upcoming Games

Wednesday, December 19 vs. Montreal Canadiens

Pepsi Center, 6:30 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM

The Avalanche hosts the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. The Avs have won their last three home games against the Canadiens and are 11-2-1 at home versus Montreal since relocating to Denver in 1995-96.

Friday, December 21 vs. Chicago Blackhawks

Pepsi Center, 7 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 92.5 FM

Colorado wraps up its four-game homestand against the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night, the first of five meetings between the Central-Division opponents this season and the first of three visits the Blackhawks will make to Denver.

Saturday, December 22 at Arizona Coyotes

Gila River Arena, 5 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude 2, Radio: 950 AM

The Avs and Coyotes clash for the second of three meetings this campaign. Colorado won the first matchup 5-1 on Nov. 23 in Glendale. Saturday's game is Colorado's last before the NHL's Holiday break, which runs from Dec. 24-26.

Player Spotlight: Gabriel Landeskog

Landeskog scored his 22nd goal of the season against the New York Islanders on Monday night and now ranks fourth in the NHL in goals. His seven power-play tallies are tied for sixth, and the Avs' captain is also tied for the league lead with six game-winning markers. Landeskog's plus-19 rating is tied for sixth among all skaters, and 14 of his 22 goals have come in the third period, making Landeskog the top-scoring player in the league in the final frame.

Avs In The Community

The Avalanche made its annual trip to a local pediatric hospital on Dec. 10, spreading holiday cheer to children and their families in the hospital.

Quotable

"It probably means I've been here a long time. No, Johnny is obviously a great player and there's been some great D to come through here so it's something that's cool for me and I'll take pride in, but it would have been a lot sweeter if it was a different outcome tonight. The focus of this team is all just on team performance and the individual stuff comes along with that, so that's nice, but we've got a lot of work ahead of us, yet." - Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie on tying John-Michael Liles for assists by a defenseman in franchise history